Andre Greipel powered to another stage win on the final day of the Tour Down Under while Simon Gerrans finished safely in the bunch to secure the overall victory for a record third time. We have already posted several reactions and have gathered a few more below.

Danny van Poppel (Trek, 18th on the stage, 77th on GC +25.14)

“The team did a great job. On the last four rounds with the whole team on front it was a little bit goosebumps; it was very nice to see everyone working hard for me.  But in the end everyone came from the left and right and I was sitting a little bit too far back to sprint for the win.

“I am happy that I am feeling better, the whole week I felt like I was getting better each day and today I finally felt that I had power in the legs for the sprint, so that gives me confidence for the next races. It could have been better today but the most important is that I get a good feeling for the next races and I come out of this motivated. A lot of people think that we [Boy van Poppel] have ridden a long time together but only in the Tour de France we did the race together and we need to work together to get more experience to get a perfect lead out. I think we are in a good way with it.”

Boy van Poppel (Trek, 113th on the stage +1.42, 103rd on GC +36.56)

“It’s only January and this is the first lead out that we did together this season. I am quite happy that even if Danny did not win, I know he is super strong and that in the future we can play with these big boys.”

Frank Schleck (Trek, 64th on the stage +0.10, 31st on GC +6.27)

“I got thrown into cold water. It was a very hard race for me to start with: very sketchy, a lot of tactics and as a first race back it was a hard test. My legs were good, but tactics-wise we made mistakes and we will learn from this and now we are looking forward. It was not a race that suits me; it is not a climber’s race.  You have to come here with a lot of experience but we have a team with a lot of young kids and I believe they learned a lot.  I hope we can come away with a positive feeling. For me I am content. I have good form. I know I lost this race in tactics - in the crosswinds. I can go back with a very good feeling and that is the most important.”

Fabrizio Guidi (sports director Tinkoff-Saxo whose best rider was Michal Kolar in 9th)

“We went all in for our new young sprinter and finishing 9th in your very first World Tour bunch sprint is a very nice debut. Generally I think we can be happy with the start of the season as young and older riders worked brilliantly together and followed the plan precisely and they were also able to change tactics halfway through the stage and dedicate and sacrifice themselves. If we can keep up this level of enthusiasm, we’ll have a great season."

Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana, 12th on the stage, 117th on GC +44.24)

“12th place is no satisfaction for me, but my condition is improving, and I hope to be on form for Dubai and Qatar. It was a nervous week and really difficult for January – in comparison to last year, the Tour Down Under 2014 was harder.”

Dmitry Konyshev (sports director Katusha whose best rider was Eduard Vorganov in 27th)

"I think we can be satisfied with this week spent in Australia and, of course, with the result. The team was really good in the race, all guys keep improving every day and I am sure all of them will get some good results in their next races. Of course, I am happy with Egor Silin's performance here. 10th place in the final classification is a nice result for the beginning of the season. He is strong now and coming back to Europe Egor will be very competitive. Indeed, we could do a little bit better, but anyway, it was a great test for the team and the riders, so we are happy with it."

Andrew Fenn (Omega Pharma-Quick Step, 3rd on the stage,116th +43.50)

"It was full-gas to the finish line. We wanted Renshaw to go early to try to jump Greipel, but he was blocked in by the fence. I tried to go, from the left, but against the wind and against those guys, I just didn't have the legs."

Will Clarke (Drapac, most aggressive rider, 123rd on the stage +2.25, 122nd on GC +50.53)

“It was the plan again to be in the break so I knew I had to be ready to go in the first kilometre or so. I just attacked hard and forced the break.”

Speaking about his puncture: “I thought it could be my day done and I could be going back to the bunch a bit early. I had to fight for a lap to come back to the other guys and I felt a bit cooked there for a couple of laps and felt strong again there at the end.

“I’m pretty happy to get the Most Competitive three days out of six this Tour Down Under.”

Jonathan Cantwell (Drapac, 5th on the stage, 35th on GC +8.03)

“It was so hard to hold position today,” explained Cantwell. “I said to Wes and Travis with five to go that was when we had to move up and hold position and they did it to a tea. It was perfect. With two corners to go I lost a couple of positions and had to sprint from about 10th. I’m feeling really fast and as the tour’s going on I’m getting better which is a good sign for the Sun Tour."

Henk Vogels (sports director Drapac whose best rider was Jonathan Cantwell in 5th)

“I couldn’t have asked any more of the boys; the team has animated the bike race every single day. Will Clarke, ‘The Beast’ or ‘Big Horse’ as he’s becoming known, earning Most Competitive for a third day as well as all the other guys, they’ve really put in and I’m stoked.

“Michael Drapac’s obviously very happy as well and I know that he is very proud of what has been achieved here in Adelaide this week.”

Jack Haig (UniSA, best young rider, 51st on the stage +0.10, 17th on GC +2.08)

"I definitely didn’t expect to ride the last stage of my first WorldTour race with the white jersey on my shoulders. I had enough time on Carlos [Verona] to not necessarily worry about it. I had a decent buffer.

"Had I been told one week ago that I’d be sitting in this winners’ room with these people who are among the world’s best cyclists, I wouldn’t have believed it. It’s amazing!"

"There is always a tiny hope that something will fall into place but I certainly wasn't targeting the Young Rider jersey. I kind of like that spot sort of under the radar where people don't expect too much or aren't looking for you to do anything extraordinary. When the opportunity was there I took it and it paid off, so that's great.

"I have had a couple of approaches from professional teams but I really want to sit on that for a minute and give it a bit of time so I can think about it and my cycling.

"I’ll become a full time road rider after that [the Commonweath Games where he hopes to do the cross country mountain bike race] and I hope to join ProTeam next year."

Speaking about Cadel Evans who also comes from a mountain bike background: "I trained and rode a little with him earlier in the year at Ocean Grove and that was great. Away from all the fanfare he is just a nice genuine guy and he really has helped me."

Dave Sanders (sports director UniSA whose best rider was Caleb Ewan in 15th)

"We needed to get Jack [Haig] across the line without any issues to secure his Young Rider jersey and we managed to do that. The other one was to try to get Caleb up there in the mix at the finish and he was up there which was great – at just 19 years old, it was a top 15 finish for him. I couldn't be happier really – to win a jersey here is pretty special and we've come away with one so that's great.

"Team UniSA-Australia is made up of young guys, for most of them it's their first time at the Tour Down Under, so really anything they come away with is a remarkable achievement. There's no question people come here to look for the next big names in cycling and young Aussies are the hottest property in the cycling world. They're a valuable commodity and everyone keeps their eye on the best young guys coming up.

"What people should note is that lots and lots of the pros that have gone on to the big circuit – Bobridge, Simon Clarke, Porte, Dennis, Will Clarke - to name just a few, had their break riding for Team UniSA-Australia. It is a pathway to the big world of cycling out there. That's the reason coaching here at the Tour Down Under is my favourite week of the year bar none."